Korean J Dermatol.  1994 Aug;32(4):703-706.

A Case of Contact Dermatitis due to Chloramphenicol

• You YH
• Lee JY
• Kim HO
• Kim CW

Abstract

Chloramphenicol ophthalmic solut,ion is a commonly used eye drui in the treatment of superficial eye infection because of its wide antibacterial spectrum and easy peitation in the ocular tissue and aqueous humor. The true contact dermat it is to chloramphenicol is rarely reported. A case of contact. dermatii,is due to chloramphenicol in a 6-year-old girl was confirmed by the patch test. Marked improvement of the skin lesion and symptoms were rated after the withdrawal of topieal application of the chloramphericol ophthalmic solution.

Keyword

Chloramphenicol; Chloramphenicol Ophthalmic Solution; Cortac Dermatitis

MeSH Terms

Aqueous Humor
Child
Chloramphenicol*
Dermatitis, Contact*
Eye Infections
Female
Humans
Patch Tests
Skin
Chloramphenicol